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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "phantom passenger"?

2. What revolutionary design innovation did Elisha Otis bring to the elevator industry?

3. Who is the Fanny Briggs Building named after?

4. What does Mr. Reed believe?

5. What do the pages of Fulton's journals that were sent to someone contain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the people in power believe about Marie Claire?

2. Who is James Fulton?

3. What does Chuck Gould report to Lila about the accident?

4. What happens at the Fanny Briggs building?

5. What does Lila Mae decide she is going to do about the Black Box?

6. Who is Johnny Shush?

7. What happens to Urich?

8. What is the "Black Box?"

9. What kind of student was Lila Mae at elevator school?

10. What was significant about Elisha Otis' invention of the safety brake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the Elevator Guild, the Institute for Vertical Transport, and the Department of Elevator Inspection. What is significant about each and how does each reflect a different manifestation of power in the city?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the idea of the "second ascension." What is it and what importance does it hold for the characters and the city? What is its symbolic significance? How does it help develop the themes in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Lila Mae's experiences with men. Consider the flashbacks of her uncomfortable date with Grady Jr. and her encounter with the salesman, Freeport, as well as her experience in the dance hall at the end of Up/One. Why does the author choose to include these scenes and why are they important to the development of Lila Mae's character?

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